Colonial America Quiz

What is a colony?

• A group of buildings where soldiers live

• A trip

• An area that is controlled by a country that is located far away from it

• A group of American Indians that shares a common culture and leader

Who were considered as explorers?

• People who lived in the Americas before settlers came, and after

• People from Europe

• A person who examines unfamiliar places

• People from other countries who came to America for a better way of life

What does the term 'fort' refer to?

• A disease

• An agreement or document that is signed by 2 or more parties with terms to end a war

• A group of buildings where soldiers live

• The skill of holding negotiations or settling conflict with words and agreements

What is a journey?

• A group of American Indians that shares a common culture and leader

• A trip

• An area that is controlled by a country that is located far away from it

• A group of buildings where soldiers live

What was the Roanoke Colony?

• The first English colony that was established on Roanoke Island in 1587

• A group of American Indians that shares a common culture and leader

• A disease

• The skill of holding negotiations or settling conflict with words and agreements

What defines a tribe?

• A group of buildings where soldiers live

• A trip

• An area that is controlled by a country that is located far away from it

• A group of American Indians that shares a common culture and leader

Who were the American Indians?

• People who lived in the Americas before settlers came, and after

• People from Europe

• A person who examines unfamiliar places

• People from other countries who came to America for a better way of life

Who are referred to as Europeans in the context of American history?

• People who lived in the Americas before settlers came, and after

• People from Europe

• A person who examines unfamiliar places

• People from other countries who came to America for a better way of life

What is the definition of settlers?

• People who lived in the Americas before settlers came, and after

• People from Europe

• A person who examines unfamiliar places

• People from other countries who came to America for a better way of life

Who was Joseph Brant?

• A famous Mohawk Indian Chief who helped negotiate treaties with England

• A person who examines unfamiliar places

• The first English colony that was established on Roanoke Island in 1587

• A group of buildings where soldiers live